Care for your Garments

Great garment care is rather simple to teach. With suits, the more you dry clean them the more the material is negatively affected. Only send a suit to be dry cleaned when it is stained or smells. Most issues men have with suits can be solved by letting it air out on a hanger for a day or two then having it pressed by a reputable tailor. With shirts, I always wash my shirts with a delicate detergent (I use Penguin sport wash, it washes completely out and it take care of odors). I always let the shirts air dry. Then I press them by hand. Seem tedious? When it comes to expensive/custom shirts I want them to last as long as possible. With white shirts, (this works best for white bed sheets too), I use "Spray and Wash Stain Stick" for the inside of the collar and cuffs, as well as spots. I pre-soak them with "Oxi-Clean" for an hour in very hot water. Then I proceed with my standard practice for dress shirts. Bleach destroys fabrics as bad or worse than dry cleaning chemicals. If you have nice fabrics, a pre-soak with Oxi-Clean, wash with gentle detergent, and air dry is the safest and most trusted method of care.